squeezing
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解説 Definition
squeezing は squeeze（絞る、強く押す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。果物などを絞る動作や、物を圧迫して狭い場所に入れる動作にも使われます。
Squeezing is the present-participle and gerund form of squeeze. It means pressing something firmly, often to remove liquid, change its shape, or force it or oneself into a restricted space.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
squeezing は squeeze「強く押す・絞る」の現在分詞・動名詞です。語末の無音 e を落として -ing を付け、squeezing とし、発音は /ˈskwiːzɪŋ/。squeeze a lemon、squeeze water from a towel、squeeze into a small space の型で、圧力をかけて汁を出す動作から狭い所へ押し込む動作まで結び付けましょう。
Squeezing comes from squeeze, “to press firmly.” Drop the final silent e before adding -ing: squeeze becomes squeezing, pronounced /ˈskwiːzɪŋ/. Use one physical image to connect its meanings: pressure reduces the available space. You can squeeze a lemon to force out juice, squeeze water from a towel, squeeze clay into a shape, or squeeze into a crowded seat. The form may describe an action in progress, as in she is squeezing a lemon, or act as a gerund. Keep the long /iː/ sound and the visible sequence ee in mind when spelling it.
例文
She is squeezing a lemon into the bowl.
彼女はボウルにレモンを絞っています。
He kept squeezing the wet towel over the sink.
彼は流しの上で濡れたタオルを絞り続けました。
The child was squeezing clay into a small shape.
子どもは粘土を押し固めて小さな形にしていました。
squeezing の類義語・関連語
squeezing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
squeezingは動詞squeezeに進行・形容詞化の-ingが付いた形です。squeezeは古英語cwȳsan系にさかのぼり、「圧迫して苦しくする」感覚が核なので、「絞る」「締めつける」の意味が自然に出ます。関連語はsqueeze、squeezerです。
Squeezing is formed from squeeze by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Squeeze has been used in English for forceful pressing or compression since the early modern period and is historically connected with older Germanic forms expressing pressure or distress. The precise pathway of the modern spelling is not completely straightforward, so its present structure is the safest guide: squeeze plus -ing. Related words such as squeezer and the noun squeeze preserve the same core idea of applying pressure.
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